Match

Melbourne vs Collingwood

Commentary / 11 Jun 2018

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to MCG for the Melbourne v Collingwood Round 12 clash.
59:33
Outs for Demons: J.Lever, T.Smith
59:34
Ins for Demons: J.Smith, C.Pedersen
59:35
Outs for Magpies: F.Appleby
59:36
Ins for Magpies: J.Howe
59:40
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.
00:00
Collingwood has been the best pressure side in the competition, ranking first in pressure differential this year as well as averaging nine more tackles than their opponents (also ranked first).

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:54
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)
01:57
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Mason Cox)
02:51
Jordan de Goey has two score assists from his first two kicks inside 50 for Collingwood. 30 per cent of his kicks inside 50 this season have resulted in a mark by his teammates, the highest percentage for a Collingwood forward.
03:08
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Mitch Hannan)
07:03
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)
07:37
Jordan de Goey now has assisted on all three scores for the Magpies from his three disposals. Jaidyn Stephenson has kicked his first goal, and is ranked fourth for the Magpies this year in scoreboard impact points with 129.
08:50
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
11:11
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
11:13
Collingwood has been extremely efficient when going inside 50 so far. Of their six forward entries, they have taken four marks inside their attacking zone resulting in two goals on the scoreboard. The Pies average 10.6 marks inside 50 this year.
15:45
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Mason Cox)
17:27
Mason Cox has kicked two opening quarter goals, the most recent goal sourced from a forward 50 stoppage. This is the third time this season he has kicked multiple goals in a match.
19:04
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Thomas)
22:37
The Pies have kicked 2.1 (13) from turnovers this quarter on the back of six intercept marks. 61 per cent of Collingwood's goals this year has been sourced from intercepts.
23:11
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
25:29
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tom McDonald)
25:57
The Demons kick a steadying goal following a defensive midfield intercept. Melbourne has scored from 19 per cent of their defensive midfield chains this year, the second-most of any side.
27:25
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jeremy Howe)
28:24
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)
30:16
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
30:17
Collingwood finished the quarter with 17 inside 50s, their best result in an opening term this season. Jordan de Goey has six of these inside 50s, the most inside 50s by an individual player in an opening term in 2018.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:54
SCORE GOAL - Demons (James Harmes)
02:58
Despite losing the total clearances by six, the Demons hold the advantage at centre-bounces where they lead these clearances five to three. Four of these clearances have resulted with an inside 50 for the Demons.
03:24
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Mitch Hannan)
04:40
Melbourne has now kicked the last three goals of the match after conceding four consecutive goals in the opening term. These three Demon goals have all been sourced from turnovers, with the Demons leading 14-12 in defensive-half intercepts.
05:15
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Scott Pendlebury)
09:03
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)
09:10
Collingwood has had 76 per cent of the second quarter played in their attacking half of the ground. Collingwood dominated the time in forward half during the first quarter, leading the differential by eight and a half minutes.
10:51
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
11:17
The fifth goal for the Demons comes following a mark at the top of the goal square by Bailey Fritsch. This was just the second mark inside 50 for the Demons, well below their season average of 16 which is the highest average in the the competition.
12:05
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (James Harmes)
13:38
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Alex Neal-Bullen)
14:01
Magpies Interchange - Daniel Wells off due to an injury.
14:02
The Demons have all the momentum this quarter, kicking four goals from their seven forward 50 entries. Charlie Spargo has won a quarter-high eight disposals after not touching the ball in the opening term.
15:51
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Mason Cox)
17:25
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)
17:32
Collingwood's seventh goal comes following Tom Langdon's third intercept mark, the Pies 11th intercept mark for the match. The Pies have now scored five times from their 17 defensive-half intercepts.
19:55
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)
22:50
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Alex Neal-Bullen)
23:29
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
24:02
Collingwood is transitioning the ball out of their defensive 50 with ease today. 50 per cent of their possession chains originating in their defensive 50 has resulted in an inside 50, compared to the Demons who are at just 25 per cent conversion.
24:49
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Josh Thomas)
26:21
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Max Gawn)
28:24
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Thomas)
30:07
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
30:08
Jordan de Goey has won a personal best 20 first half disposals today. He also has career-highs for most first half inside 50s (10), score involvements (eight), score assists (four) and metres gained (489).

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:00
Jordan de Goey recorded 10 kicks inside 50 in the opening half. This is just the second time this feat has been achieved since 2006, with Ryan Griffin also recording 10 kicks inside 50 in an opening half in round 7, 2012.
03:53
Max Gawn is winning the battle in the ruck against Brodie Grundy. He leads hit-outs by six, has won six more disposals around the ground, leads contested possessions by two and has kicked a goal.
05:08
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
06:07
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Mason Cox)
06:38
Since 2015, Collingwood has scored from 43 per cent of their inside 50 entries against Melbourne, the third-lowest percentage recorded by any side. Today they have scored 19 times from their 36 entries at 53 per cent conversion.
08:41
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tom McDonald)
10:12
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Thomas)
11:03
Collingwood has just kicked their fourth goal sourced from a forward 50 stoppage. This matches their four goals from this zone and source v GWS in round 2 earlier this season. Collinwood has won eight more forward-half clearances today.
11:38
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)
14:27
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jack Viney)
14:28
Demons Interchange - Oscar McDonald off due to an injury.
14:38
The Demons are kicking at an impressive 90 per cent kicking efficiency this quarter. The Pies have been sloppy with their ball-use today kicking at 59 per cent efficiency, their lowest efficiency since round four.
15:57
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Jake Melksham)
17:00
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Jesse Hogan)
17:44
Magpies Interchange - Daniel Wells off due to an injury.
18:05
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tom McDonald)
18:18
The Demons have grabbed five marks inside 50 this quarter, resulting in 2.2 (14) on the scoreboard. They lead contested possessions by eight this quarter and have won seven more groundballs.
19:59
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
20:52
Will Hoskin-Elliott has booted three goals today, the eighth time this season he has kicked multiple goals in a match. He has now kicked 26 goals this season, which equals his greatest output in a season (26 goals in 2014 for the Giants).
21:31
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Chris Mayne)
22:53
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)
25:45
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tom McDonald)
25:50
Tom McDonald has kept the Demons in the contest this quarter. He has taken three contested marks deep inside 50 this term resulting in three goals. He has now kicked 23 goals for the season, his equal-most ever in a season.
27:53
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Mason Cox)
32:14
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
32:17
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
32:18
Collingwood enter the final break with 18 more inside 50s than the Demons. This is an admirable effort considering that Melbourne has won their inside 50 counts by an average of 15 this season, ranked first in the competition.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:20
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Charlie Spargo)
01:31
Brodie Grundy helped the Pies extend their lead in the third quarter. He won five hit-outs to advantage, and won two clearances of his own. Collingwood has now scored 11 times from stoppages compared to just five times for the Demons.
02:36
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Angus Brayshaw)
05:13
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Mason Cox)
05:14
Mason Cox is playing his best game of his short career. He has kicked a career-high five goals, as well as a career-high in disposals with 15. He has equaled his best results in marks (eight) and contested possessions (eight).
08:42
Demons Interchange - Neville Jetta off due to an injury.
09:08
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Taylor Adams)
09:52
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Taylor Adams)
10:01
The Pies have now extended the margin out to a game-high 41 points. They are on track for their largest winning margin against the Demons since the 2013 Queen's Birthday clash where they won by 83 points.
12:23
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tom McDonald)
13:15
Collingwood has scored two goals from their seven kick-ins today. The Pies score from 15 per cent of their kick-ins this season, the highest percentage of any side.
15:09
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)
15:36
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Adam Treloar)
16:29
Over the past four weeks, Adam Treloar has averaged 33 disposals per game, ranked second in the competition. He ranks No.1 in the competition for handball receives over this period, averaging 18 per game.
17:33
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
18:47
Collingwood continue to extend their lead on the back of their dominance at stoppages (21 more clearances than Melbourne) and territory dominance. They lead time in forward half by over 18 minutes.
21:40
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tom McDonald)
22:06
The crowd attendance of 83,518 is the highest attendance between these two sides since the 1988 semi-final, 30 years ago.
24:09
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)
25:41
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Clayton Oliver)
26:24
Collingwood has now kicked 20 goals in consecutive games for the first time since rounds 19 and 20 in 2011. The Pies are averaging their most goals per game since 2011 when they went onto participate in the Grand Final.
29:25
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
29:26
Collingwood's fourth win over 40 points this season, on the back of winning the inside 50 count by 21 and clearances by 19. Jordan de Goey starred early on, finishing up with 12 inside 50s and 30 disposals.